--- title: Sam Neill Does Yoga With His Pig to Brighten Your Day description: Sam Neill doing yoga with his very zen and flexible pig is really a day brightener. canonical: https://time.com/5514430/pig-yoga/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-28T17:59:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:08.152Z og:title: A 'Jurassic Park' Star Doing Yoga With His Flexible Pig Is Really Onto Something Special og:description: It's a real day brightener og:url: https://time.com/5514430/pig-yoga/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A 'Jurassic Park' Star Doing Yoga With His Flexible Pig Is Really Onto Something Special twitter:description: It's a real day brightener twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # A Jurassic Park Star Doing Yoga With His Flexible Pig Is Really Onto Something Special by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 28, 2019 5:59 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 28, 2019 5:59 PM UTC In stressful times, it’s helpful to know that somewhere, someone is doing [yoga](http://time.com/5192268/dog-yoga/) alongside his pig. Perhaps it’s not surprising that the someone is Sam Neill, an actor you may have seen in _Jurassic Park_ or _The Piano_. He does yoga. But it’s important to note that he enjoys yoga with his pet pig. The actor shared the evidence on Twitter, and people were positively charmed by the whole thing. “The Pig” as it is called knows how to do all the usual yoga positions, and is pushing Neill to elevate himself to new heights. The _Jurassic Park_ actor explained everything. “So The Pig and I do our stretching routine together these mornings; we take turns while the other coaches. Here we demonstrate the “Upward Facing Dog”. Or “The Cobra” to the Pig. \[he’s more Yoga than Pilates.\] ‘Just 3 more Sam !”Yes coach.’ Omm.” Yoga with [mindful pigs](http://time.com/4470517/neuroscience-of-mindfulness/) is no new phenomenon. Piggys need to unwind too. Look no further than this highly attended [Denver, Pennsylvania class](https://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2018/07/19/pig-yoga-philadelphia/). Goat yoga, dog yoga are also [popular draws](http://money.com/money/4793166/enums/). > [](https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/1089658564581289984) A friend to pigs, Neill also enjoys singing along with them. > [](https://twitter.com/TwoPaddocks/status/1088972409229664256) In love and light, please enjoy their moment together. For fans, this is the aspirational lifestyle of Sam Neill’s pig yoga mornings. > [](https://twitter.com/pmabray/status/1089875250316161025) > [](https://twitter.com/DerpDicler/status/1089659375940075521) > [](https://twitter.com/mmegannnolan/status/1089662661263020033) > [](https://twitter.com/overdesigned/status/1089680790944972802) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5514430/pig-yoga/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5514430/pig-yoga/"},"headline":"A Jurassic Park Star Doing Yoga With His Flexible Pig Is Really Onto Something Special","datePublished":"2019-01-28T17:59:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:08.152Z","description":"Sam Neill doing yoga with his very zen and flexible pig is really a day brightener.","url":"https://time.com/5514430/pig-yoga/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5514430/pig-yoga/","name":"A Jurassic Park Star Doing Yoga With His Flexible Pig Is Really Onto Something Special"}}]}] ```